As summer temperatures climb across the Treasure Valley, Eagle Fire says neighbors should pay close attention to how lithium-ion batteries are charged, stored, and disposed of.
Eagle Deputy Fire Marshal Kobie Woolf made the point by walking Idaho News 6 through Eagle Fire’s own equipment — leaf blowers, drills, sawzalls, sanders, cutting wheels, flashlights, portable lights and handheld radios. Nearly everything the department uses in the field now runs on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
“It’s completely transformed the way that we do business from a firefighting standpoint,” Woolf said…